Abstract

Avulsion of C5 and C7 nerve roots was confirmed intraoperatively in a 21 year old male presenting after motor vehicle accident with confirmed absence of somatosensory evoked potentials upon stimulation via ultra–high-frequency ultrasound (70 MHz). Ultra–high-frequency ultrasound can be used as a reliable tool to directly visualise nerve injury.

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Title
Intraoperative evaluation of cervical nerve root avulsion using ultra–high-frequency ultrasound system
Author
Boczar, Daniel 1 ; Forte, Antonio J 2 ; Oliver, Jeremie D 3 ; McClain, Robert L 4 ; Murray, Peter 5 ; Clendenen, Steven R 4 

 Division of Plastic Surgery and Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery, Jacksonville, FL, USA; 
 Division of Plastic Surgery and Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery, Jacksonville, FL, USA;; Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA; 
 Mayo Clinic School of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA 
 Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Jacksonville, FL, USA; 
 Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA; 
End page
46
Publication year
2019
Publication date
Dec 2019
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd.
e-ISSN
23320885
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2351043071
Copyright
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